FREE MARRIAGE GREEN CARD GUIDE
Filing for a Marriage Green Card? Here's Every Form and Document
Applying for a green card after marriage while in the U.S.?
Adjustment of Status (AOS) is the process married couples use to apply for a green card without leaving the country. It requires multiple USCIS forms, a set of civil and financial documents, and organized evidence that your marriage is real. Blueprint walks you through exactly what to file, what to gather, and how to put it all together
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What Does a Marriage Green Card Application Actually Require?
Most couples don't realize how many moving parts a marriage-based green card filing has. Blueprint answers the four questions everyone has before they start, then shows you how to put it all together.
What forms do I need to file for a marriage-based green card?
A marriage-based Adjustment of Status typically requires six USCIS forms:
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Form I-130: Petition for Alien Relative
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Form I-485: Application
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Form I-864: Affidavit of Support
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Form I-765: Work permit
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Form I-131: Advance parole
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Form I-693: Medical Examination
What supporting documents do I need to apply?
USCIS requires a specific set of documents. Most couples need at least these:
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Marriage certificate
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Passport for both spouses
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Birth certificates for both spouses
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Proof of the petitioner's U.S. citizenship
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Passport-style photos
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Others based on each couple situation
USCIS requires evidence that your marriage is bona fide on top of your civil documents.
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Joint financial accounts
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Shared lease or mortgage
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Photos together
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Third-party affidavits
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Travel records
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Other relationship documentation
Filing for a marriage green card involves more than downloading USCIS forms.
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Prepare your forms
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Gather your documents
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Organize your bona fide evidence
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Write a cover letter
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Include payment
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Mail to the correct USCIS address
A submission packet is more than a stack of completed forms. A complete file includes:
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Cover letter
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All required USCIS forms and payment
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Civil documents
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Bona fide marriage evidence
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Affidavit of Support
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Form I-693 in a sealed envelope
Who Blueprint is built for
Blueprint is for married couples already living in the U.S. where one spouse is a U.S. citizen and the other is applying for a green card through marriage. This process is called Adjustment of Status (AOS) and is filed entirely inside the United States.
Blueprint covers the full AOS path: which USCIS forms to file, which supporting documents to gather, how to organize bona fide marriage evidence, what a complete filing packet looks like, and how to submit it correctly.
Blueprint is not designed for consular processing cases.
How it works
Three steps from "I don't know where to start" to ready to file.
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See your forms, documents, and evidence checklist
Follow the filing roadmap
Understand how to file for Adjustment of Status. Blueprint walks you through the complete filing process step by step
File on your own or upgrade if you want more help
Blueprint gives you everything to file on your own. Move to SmartFile only if you want our platform to help you complete your full application packet.
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When people usually upgrade
Many users start free, then upgrade when the filing becomes harder, riskier, or more time-consuming. The most common moments are when couples:
Realize filing requires more than filling out forms
Learn evidence is required but USCIS doesn't tell you how much or how to present it
Discover there's no single address where all applications are sent
Find the packet needs more than USCIS forms to be complete
Want the strongest possible submission and need guidance beyond the basics
Reach the I-130, I-485, work permit, or travel permit questions and want the forms handled for them
Want a Triple Guarantee behind their filing
Blueprint is your free guide to understanding the process. SmartFile builds the complete packet for you.
What SmartFile adds when you upgrade
Everything Blueprint explains - SmartFile builds.
I-130 and I-485 and all other required and optional forms (I-864, I-765, I-131, etc.) prepared from your answers
Proprietary bona fides evidence form that organizes your marriage evidence the way USCIS expects to see it
Custom cover letter listing every document and form in your packet
Work permit and travel permit forms when they apply
Complete packet with all required details and organized the way USCIS expects it
Triple Guarantee
All of the above are included in SmartFile at $699 flat. Upgrade inside the product only if requested.
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SmartFile doesn't just fill in your USCIS forms, it builds your entire marriage green card application packet. That means completed forms, organized bona fide marriage evidence, a custom cover letter, payment documentation, and the correct USCIS mailing address for your case. Everything a submission-ready packet requires - and that most couples don't know is missing until their packet comes back.
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What SmartFile users say
Couples who filed their marriage green card with SmartFile.
My husband's green card was approved very quickly. The packet we submitted was so thorough that we didn't have to attend an interview or respond to any RFEs. You truly get what you pay for. We're very happy with the outcome.
- Amy W.
TGC did all the hard work, and I got my marriage green card. My wife and I are so happy with the outcome. Highly recommended!
- Leo E.
